Declassify

With European wines, the decision to place a wine in a category that is lower in status than seems appropriate given the quality of the wine. European wines may be declassified for a variety of reasons. In France, for example, wines that do not meet the strict requirements of AOC laws are declassified, usually to TABLE WINE.

Why I Drink Champagne

“[Our path to professional paradise] ultimately comes down to passion, and not just for wine. Passion for life, for each other, for journalism, and for the romance and adventure of wine—not so much the liquid in the bottle, as the history and the memories. In that sense, a piece of paradise is available, with a little effort, to lovers everywhere.”

— Dorothy Gaiter and John Brecher, former Wall Street Journal wine columnists and co-authors, Love by the Glass: Tasting Notes on a Marriage.

— Dorothy Gaiter, former Wall Street Journal wine columnist and co-author, Love by the Glass: Tasting Notes on a Marriage.

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